Shade and curtain rack.



J. M. GOUGHIQAN.

SHADE AND CURTAIN RACK.

APPLIOATION FILED 133.21. 1908 925 99 Patented June 22,1909.

WITNESSES: IN VBNTOR ATTORNEY.

SHADE AND CURTAIN RACK.

Specification of Lettels Patent.

Patented June 22, 1909.

Application filed February 21. 1908. Serial No 417,048.

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Be it known that l, ilosrirn M. (QoLjtnnmtX, a oitiztn ol the l nititrdE tutv l'('. l!lillf at St. Josoplnin tho t-ounty oi' lurhunnn :zndStutt Rack; and I do d-t t'lztrv tllt l'ollowin g to lo 2}, 1

full, clear, and (inn-t dt-scription .-l' th in- Vbntion sut-h itS willnun-H0 ollrvrs skillod in I the art to which it ztppnrtzuns to nnrlznand 1 use the 931110, rvl'nrontw Ming; haul to tho :1 companyingdrawings, and to tht:v l tto-s ol' Nftfi'QHL't lllilllitftl tht-roon,.Vitlt'll l'orlr. it purl .of this spocilit'ut'ion.

'lho ohjtwwt sought hy nu: is to provido an adjustable tltYit't(spvtiully :tdztpttul to support'curtttins and shzidvs at windows; thatcan ho plot-ml and hold in position without; the use 0l' nails orscrews, thus oliYiut ins tho dofsurmrwnt of or injury to tho .'t))(l\\'oll-;; that Oil-ll he instantly :uljustvd to the width of anywindow; tha will support it shudo or curtains, or hoth, simultaneouslyand thut will permit the runny-Jul ol' the sliittln and ourtu-ins from()llt window to itnothor without removing thv shat-tit, pole andnurtztins from tho dovit'o.

Ittttz'tlll my ohjor-t liy tho nurclmnistnillllstl'ittt l in thenouoinptmying drawings in which Figure 1 is a front; ole-vntion of thorock, tho dottvd liuvs, lil'Olitll away, indiuuting the position inwhich tho nurtztin polo and sl'nrdo :tro nitrritid; Fig. 2 is it topvivw ol' tho rank, :1. curtain polo shown by dotted linns, lirohonawn-y; Fig. I; is 2H1 lltl vlcvntion showing; tho illttllllti' in whichthe rank is :Ltlztoldul to it window t'zrsinyg; l ig". =l is an. ondvimv ol' :1. hrzurkct :tnd uyvlot tluruin; Fig. 5 is on onlurgnd dntuiiol dupliouto :tdjustuhlo stmps with chimp and .slttVt: tht-ruonf l ig.t) is it porspoctivo of tho i !t'l& hand of tho thumping device showingtho top and hottznn llttllgts thorool' with pcrl'orzttions thvroin; l'ig'. 7 is itpvi'spootivo ot' lllio ahnnp und tho ztxlvs thoroon, andFig. 8 is it pt-rspt'vtivo of tin liil'urttttt-dtipsot'onool'thosupportingl ztndsthztt engage with tho uppnr ndgo ol' thn topoross piece of tho ti-Sing ol zt window.

Similar lottors rol'r-r to similar parts in tho sovoritl vivws.

All thopztrts ol the device :tro nonstruvtnd, prol'urtthly, ol' motitl.

A A tLl'U (lnplioutt straps which i thorvwith, thtro is :in oxlonsionl".

:t-gztinst' vzu-h othvr whvn thv dovivo is ittljustvd to its nurrowt'stcompass as shown in Fig. l;'wh -n widvnz-d to adjust to window v andt-zist-nwuts ot' g'rtzttt-r width, thvir otltti' t-nds st-pztrztttasshown in l lg. 5. Said out'vrnnds ttlt) limit at it right no lo l'orwordforming. at shudv lirzu-lwt l) providod with it (Ulllli'l rsunk (yr-lotl) to rvcoii'o tho (up pin ot ono ond ol the shotlo, the outer and oftho othvr strap forming it lH'ttflliOt C providnd with u rountnrsunkslot to rvcoivo tho (nip pin :Li tho oppositv ond ol tho shudo.

l) l) urn support not; hands tho hottom vnds ot' whirh :n'o :tltztnhvdrigidly on tho taco ol out-h strap in tho :tll 'ltl'ormod by tho t'or-\\'2Li'tl proit'ution ol' the lH'ttC-litl. 'lhv top t-nds l) l) of saidsupporting hands are Iurnrd :tt :1. right :tnglo l=uvluvurd adoptingthtm to and upon tlw 'uppor r-dgl v of tho horizontal top los's'pint-.0. ol' tho window r;tsing or upon tho hlot'ks usually l'orrnin;tho (.orllvr pint-vs ol' sot-h traumas. 'lhn tips d (l of thtsn top nndsof th lttlttlfi 1m hil'nrmtml us shown in Fig. 8 so thut with slightprr-ssuro or a. light top tht'y may lav driron hntwnt'n tho grains oltho wood thus holdint'j tho d0- vitwo Sttfilll'nl) in posit ion untilprt-sst-d upwnrd out ol connnntion with said oross plot-.0. (lurvvdrt-sts l) l) to (worry it curtain polov :tro rigidl uttuohod on thol'zttro ot' nuoh supportin; hand.

A slnvvo ll is rigidly tltuuht-tl on tho innor and olono of :tdjustuhlostrups 'lhis slvovo is ol' sull'u-ioot width to pvrinit tho othor strapto pa s l'rt-oly imnlt :tnd iorth through it. A lt)('l\' hund J isrigidly nttut-hod on tho tut-o of said othor udjustzthln stntp ttt itsnnd, its top ttlltl hottoni nods l l\' thingy-d at 1;. right tlifjfll.l'titl'\\"itl'll. ()ppositnly in much of said [lung's lx' li thorn is it[)tl'llii'zlllUH li. .'\llllllnlH'lillllphl,:l 1-4ll )\\'ll in Fig. hasuxlt's intvgrul tht-rvwith, which nro :tdztptod to nngug'o with porl'ormLions li l1. lruntinnll of. :t right. :tnglo with tho hotly oi .sztidthulnh t lttlllf) :tnd intogrttl Whnn tho hotly ol' this tllllllll)rluinp is in tho posi tion shown in l igg. 5, this nxtonsion bindsstrztps A immovuhly toggntlu-r; whon sold thlunh (lump is in tlltposition shown by dottvd lint-s in l ifj. 5 tho stritps :tro rnlousndand tho rot-k lnoy ho with-nod or mifirrowtul, thus :uljustiug it toElly window or othvr liti (vloso l plzrco whoro it. out l)(}. suitulilol'or uso. Dub

ted lines indicet' curtain poie; dotted lines 5 indicate shade, and Tthe top cross piece of a Window frame.

What 1 claim and desire to see-ere Letters Patent, is z l.. In s11adjustable conihiustien shade and curtain rack, duplicate straps uleptedto travel in COLltZl-Ct beside each other, a sleeve righl on the innerend of one of said straps the other strep being adapted. to travelthrough the same, a lock bend rigid on the face of the end of theoppe'sit strep previded With a hinged top and bottom thereof each havingperforations therein, a clamp having it turned extension these and axlesintegral therewith engaging with said perforations, said lock hand andthumb screw serving its at sleeve for the travel 05 the opposite strap,forwardly bent brackets integral with the ends of said straps respectively provided with e countersunk slot and eyelet, the supporting bendsrigidly attached to the face of said traps, the top ends thereof bentreurvv'srd and downward at right angles and provided with bifurcatedtips adapted to engage with easing and the rests on the face thesupporting bands to carry it curtere' sole, substantially as set forthand 2 :uljustehle shade and cu rtainreok i dupiicete vertical supndedwithrests the tep ends there right zmsde rearward, and having 'diy tedbifurcated tips, du-

1 slidsble StHLDS respectively rigidly loci; bend rigid on the inner endat the other of stud stre end it thumb chunp, Sftlti lock hand sudchi-mp serving both as a sleeve and lock for retaining the reel; at anyWidth to which adjusted, substantially as shown and described.

11 testimony whereof, I my signature in he presence of two witnesses.

JOSEPH J. (JOUGHLAN. Witnesses:

JOHN L. BEAR, Jr.,

h-vmqesriiurc O. GIBBONS.

